Cricketer alleges rape, cop inaction

CHANDIGARH: A woman cricketer has alleged inaction in the arrest of a self-styled priest from Bhilwara in Rajasthan who raped her on the pretext of marrying her. The survivor claimed to be a part of the Haryana cricket team.
The Hisar Sadar police had booked four persons, including the alleged key accused, his friend and a woman friend of the survivor in March this year.
According to sources, the woman appeared before Haryana DGP B S Sandhu, who was in Hisar to review the security arrangements in the wake of verdict in the rape case against, on Sunday. She not only accused the police of inaction but also alleged that an inspector had used abusive language with her, said sources.
In her complaint, the woman cricketer alleged that she had come in contact with one Vidyanand, the main accused, through a male acquaintance of her friend, said sources, adding that Vidyanand had allegedly called her to Haridwar and abused her on pretext of marrying her.
Hisar SP Manisha Chaudhary said one of the accused had been arrested. “The main accused is on the run and we are conducting raids to arrest him. We will arrest him as soon as possible,” she said.